<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Nefertiti EP</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Sudiarta KE</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Redemptus Y</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Biutifasari V</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Association Between Contraceptive Use and Pap Smear Findings in PKK Women in Bendul Merisi Surabaya</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmacognosy Journal</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Cervical cancer</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Contraceptives</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Cytology</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pap Smear</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Uterine Cervix</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2025</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">September 2025</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">17</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">642-643</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Background: &lt;/strong&gt;Cervical cancer remains a major health burden for women worldwide. Pap smear is a widely used screening tool, while contraceptive use, particularly hormonal methods, has been debated as a potential risk factor for cervical lesions. &lt;strong&gt;Objective:&lt;/strong&gt; This study aimed to investigate the association between contraceptive use and Pap smear findings among members of the Family Welfare Movement (PKK) in Bendul Merisi, Surabaya. &lt;strong&gt;Methods: &lt;/strong&gt;A cross-sectional study was conducted involving 64 respondents selected through purposive sampling. Data were collected using questionnaires and Pap smear results. Statistical analysis was performed using contingency coefficient tests. &lt;strong&gt;Results: &lt;/strong&gt;The study revealed a significant association between contraceptive use and Pap smear results (p = 0.001). Different types and duration of contraceptive use were significantly related to cytological outcomes, with hormonal methods showing a stronger association with abnormal findings such as LSIL (Low-grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesion). &lt;strong&gt;Conclusions:&lt;/strong&gt; Contraceptive use, especially hormonal methods with longer duration, influences Pap smear findings, highlighting the need for regular cervical cancer screening among women using hormonal contraception&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;Department of Anatomical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Hang Tuah University, Surabaya, East Java, INDONESIA.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;Department of Obstetrics Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Hang Tuah University, Surabaya, East Java, INDONESIA.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt;Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Hang Tuah University, Surabaya, East Java, INDONESIA.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;4&lt;/sup&gt;Department of Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Hang Tuah University, Surabaya, East Java, INDONESIA.&lt;/p&gt;
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